J&E Stevens Columbus World's Fair Mechanical Bank

19th-century American cast-iron mechanical bank by the J. & E. Stevens Company of Cromwell, Connecticut. The front side features a raised casting of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria, while the reverse depicts a native buffalo hunt with the text "PAT APPLD FOR". Coin trap features patent date "PAT FEB 2 1875". Approx. 6.5" x 9" x 3". See images for additional details and condition. Estimate $1000 - $2000

Estimate:£756.74

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